Sofa Table

This is a sofa table I did for my wife. The legs and base were made from old fence posts. The lumber I used for the top was from from some wood I found in a vacant lot. I love the spalting and the worm (some kind of bug) holes in the wood. As I said before I try to use no metal but I did end up using figure eights to attach the top.

I had fun with this because I finished it using some antique hand tools to try to make it look old. I used teak oil on the top and mixed some clear stain with a little paint added to get the color I wanted for the base.

That is very nice! I love the use of color on the base – is it paint or stain?
Thank you for showing a pic of the breadboard ends (two words?). I’m just learning about woodworking, and I’ve seen the capped ends like this, but I didn’t know how or why they were done. Does this mean you don’t have to glue the table top boards together?
I don’t suppose I could get you to post a pic of the figure eights, too? Pretty please? lol
I’m trying to decide if figure eights would be appropiate for a future – ok, my first – project.Thanks!